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WHO meets with Chinese officials on current COVID-19 situation

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A high-level meeting took place on 30 December between WHO and China about the current surge in COVID-19 cases, to seek further information on the situation, and to offer WHO’s expertise and further support. High-level officials from China’s National Health Commission and the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration briefed WHO on China’s evolving strategy and actions in the areas… Read More
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TAG-VE statement on the meeting of 3 January on the COVID-19 situation in China

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The Technical Advisory Group on Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) meets regularly to review the latest scientific evidence on circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants and advises WHO on whether a change in public health strategies is warranted. The TAG-VE met on 3 January 2023 to discuss the COVID-19 situation in mainland China. During the meeting, scientists from the China CDC presented genomic data from… Read More
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Nearly one billion served by healthcare facilities without reliable electricity

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The study presents the latest data on electrification of healthcare facilities in low- and middle-income countries, and projects investments required to achieve adequate and reliable power. It was published by the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Bank, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll). A matter of life and death “Electricity access in healthcare… Read More
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A child or youth died once every 4.4 seconds in 2021 – UN report

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NEW YORK/GENEVA/WASHINGTON D.C., 10 January 2023 – An estimated 5 million children died before their fifth birthday and another 2.1 million children and youth aged between 5–24 years lost their lives in 2021, according to the latest estimates released by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). In a separate report also released today, the group… Read More
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Urgent action needed as acute malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of vulnerable children

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United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in the 15 countries hardest hit by an unprecedented food and nutrition crisis. Conflict, climate shocks, the ongoing impacts of COVID-19, and rising costs of living are leaving increasing numbers of children acutely malnourished while key health, nutrition and other life-saving services are becoming less accessible.… Read More
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Global food crisis putting millions of young lives at risk

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More than 30 million under-fives are suffering from wasting, or acute malnutrition, brought on by conflict, climate shocks, ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the rising costs of living.  Children with the condition have weakened immune systems and are at higher risk of dying from common childhood diseases.  Eight million are severely wasted – the deadliest form of under… Read More
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COVID-19: WHO highlights critical importance of sharing virus sequences

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“Since the peak of the Omicron wave, the number of sequences being shared has dropped by more than 90 per cent, and the number of countries sharing sequences has fallen by a third,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, speaking during his latest media briefing.   The WHO chief recalled that the first sequence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was shared… Read More
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Flexible work arrangements, a benefit to all – ILO report

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Issues surrounding working hours and conditions are “at the heart of most labour market reforms and evolutions taking place in the world today”, Branch Chief Philippe Marcadent said in the foreword to ILO’s Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World. “The number of hours worked, the way in which they are organized, and the availability of rest periods can… Read More
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Improve healthcare access to end ‘preventable tragedy’ of child mortality

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In 2021, an estimated five million boys and girls died before their fifth birthday together with some 2.1 million counterparts aged between five and 24 years, according to the latest estimates by the United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME).  A second report found that 1.9 million babies were stillborn during the same period.  Many of these… Read More
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WHO continues to urge China to share more data amid COVID-19 surge

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“We continue to ask China for more rapid, regular, reliable data on hospitalizations and deaths, as well as more comprehensive, real-time viral sequencing,” he said, speaking from Geneva.  WHO is concerned about the risk to life in the world’s most populous country and reiterated the importance of stepping up vaccination coverage, including booster doses, particularly for vulnerable groups such as… Read More
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